If you play a game in wide screen, will you see more like on a wide screen TV?

ADE · 12-21-2006, 09:51 PM

OK, well ya know how a wide screen TV is used like with a wide screen DVD it will show you the extra pictures that full screen doesn't? Well, if you used a wide screen monitor with games that allow it will it show you extra parts of the game that a square screen wouldn't?

heyman421 · 12-21-2006, 09:55 PM

yes

ADE · 12-21-2006, 10:12 PM

You serious or are you pull my power cord?

[-0MEGA-] · 12-21-2006, 10:16 PM

If you try to watch a widescreen movie on a full screen, you will still see the same picture, it wont be any wider. However on a full screen monitor, it has to shrink it to fit on the TV, so you will have much larger black areas on the top and bottom. But you still dont see anything less then on a widescreen monitor.

In terms of games, i'm really not sure, but i'm interested in finding out.

Yasu · 12-21-2006, 10:42 PM

If gaming with a widescreen monitor then yes, you will see more than a standard 19" (or what have you)monitor. This is why EA decided to not put in any options for widescreen resolutions in BF2 and BF2142. They felt it would give people an unfair advantage...but there's a way to get around it. So technically I'm cheating when I play BF2142 since I get to see more...I think.

heyman421 · 12-21-2006, 11:16 PM

it probably depends on the game

i played unreal tournament (don't know which one, it was just a demo) on 3 monitors, and everything stayed the same size, but it showed periperal vision on the outside two monitors, which was pretty neat

made me quite dizzy, tho

TheOrangeDude · 12-22-2006, 12:00 AM

I play sc on my widescreen for almost 4 monthes now. when I ocationally goes to play it with my friend at one of the internet cafe in my local area. I cant get use to the monitor. It seem like my scv or drone is getting slime while at home they are fat lol

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Yasu Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: TX Age: 21 Posts: 1,199	If gaming with a widescreen monitor then yes, you will see more than a standard 19" (or what have you)monitor. This is why EA decided to not put in any options for widescreen resolutions in BF2 and BF2142. They felt it would give people an unfair advantage...but there's a way to get around it. So technically I'm cheating when I play BF2142 since I get to see more...I think. __________________ CPU: Intel P4 3.0 HT Mobo: ASUS P5P800 RAM: 2x512 PC3200 VC: ATI Radeon X850PRO HDD: 160GB Seagate SATA PSU: 500watt Ultra X-connect

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TheOrangeDude Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Toronto Canada Age: 24 Posts: 385	I play sc on my widescreen for almost 4 monthes now. when I ocationally goes to play it with my friend at one of the internet cafe in my local area. I cant get use to the monitor. It seem like my scv or drone is getting slime while at home they are fat lol . __________________ Current comps: CPU: AMD AM2 3800x2 / Intel Q6600 Graphic card: XFX 7900GT / EVGA 8800 Ultra RAM: OCZ ddr 2 2x1g 667 / Crucial ddr 2 2x1g 1066 HD: WD 250GB / Seagate 500 GB Mother board: MSI K9N platinum / Gigabyte P35 DS3R PSU: antec 450watts / Corsair HX 620watts

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heyman421 banned Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,349	yes

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ADE banned Join Date: Jul 2006 Age: 16 Posts: 3,372	You serious or are you pull my power cord?

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heyman421 banned Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,349	it probably depends on the game i played unreal tournament (don't know which one, it was just a demo) on 3 monitors, and everything stayed the same size, but it showed periperal vision on the outside two monitors, which was pretty neat made me quite dizzy, tho

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